Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri



Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Jagadgurus


The Holy Guru-Shishya Parampara

सदाशिवसमारम्भां शङ्कराचार्यमध्यमाम् ।
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे गुरुपरम्पराम् ॥

Obeisance unto the holy Guru Parampara, beginning from Lord Sri Sadashiva upto the present Acharya with Sri Shankaracharya in middle.

In our Indian tradition, a very high position has been accorded to the Guru. Without the grace of the Guru, no one can attain fulfilment of the purpose of life. We all desire Moksha, and the sole means to its attainment is Jnana (knowledge). The Veda says: “It is only by knowing the Supreme Brahman that one attains immortality. There is no other path”.

How can that knowledge be obtained by us? Can it be got by perusal of texts? No, this knowledge can be procured only from a Guru. In the Upanishads, we hear of holy ones going to Gurus who are well versed in the scriptures and established in the Supreme and making a request of the form, “O Guru! Please impart knowledge to me”. Even though the Rishis seeking knowledge may have been scholarly, it is certain that their acquisition of knowledge was solely dependent on their seeking it from a Guru. Only that knowledge which is obtained from the lotus mouth of the Guru is potent. Sans a Guru, no matter how many texts we may delve into, we cannot attain that knowledge. There is a holy tradition everywhere which can be learnt only from the Guru.

(Given above the Excerpts from the English translation of Jagadguru Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji Anugraha Bhashanam )

The holy Guru-Shishya Parampara, avichchinna (unbroken) Guruparampara of  Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sharada Peetham is given below.

Lineage of Gurus

देव-परम्परा deva-paramparā

Lord Sadashiva
Lord Narayana
Lord Brahma

ऋषि-परम्परा ṛṣi-paramparā

Vasishta Maharishi
Shakti Maharishi
Parashara Maharishi
Veda Vyasa
Sri Shuka Acharya

आचार्य-परम्परा ācārya-paramparā

Sri Gaudapada Acharya
Sri Govinda Bhagavatpada
#शृङ्गेरी-गुरु-परम्परा śṛṅgerī-guru-paramparāPeriod
1.Sri Shankara Bhagavatpada820 (videha-mukti)
2.Sri Sureshwaracharya820 – 834
3.Sri Nityabodaghana834-848
4.Sri Jnanaghana848 – 910
5.Sri Jnanottama910 – 954
6.Sri Jnanagiri954 – 1038
7.Sri Simhagiri1038 – 1098
8.Sri Ishwara Tirtha1098 – 1146
9.Sri Nrisimha Tirtha1146 – 1229
10.Sri Vidya Tirtha1229 – 1333
11.Sri Bharati Tirtha1333 – 1380
12.Sri Vidyaranya1380 – 1386
13.Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati I1386 – 1389
14.Sri Nrisimha Bharati I1389 – 1408
15.Sri Puroshottama Bharati I1408 – 1448
16.Sri Shankara Bharati1448 – 1455
17.Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati II1455 – 1464
18.Sri Nrisimha Bharati II1464 – 1479
19.Sri Puroshottama Bharati II1479 – 1517
20.Sri Ramachandra Bharati1517 – 1560
21.Sri Nrisimha Bharati III1560 – 1573
22.Sri Nrisimha Bharati IV1573 – 1576
23.Sri Nrisimha Bharati V1576 – 1600
24.Sri Abhinava Nrisimha Bharati1600 – 1623
25.Sri Sacchidananda Bharati I1623 – 1663
26.Sri Nrisimha Bharati VI1663 – 1706
27.Sri Sacchidananda Bharati II1706 – 1741
28.Sri Abhinava Sacchidananda Bharati I1741 – 1767
29.Sri Nrisimha Bharati VII1767 – 1770
30.Sri Sacchidananda Bharati III1770 – 1814
31.Sri Abhinava Sacchidananda Bharati II1814 – 1817
32.Sri Nrisimha Bharati VIII1817 – 1879
33.Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati1879 – 1912
34.Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati III1912 – 1954
35.Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha1954 – 1989
36.Sri Bharati Tirtha1989 – Present
37.Sri Vidhushekhara BharatiSuccessor-Designate
 
  • For the protection of the righteous ones (committed to dharma), for the destruction of the unrighteous ones (follow adharma), and for the establishment of dharma I take birth in every age. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • O devotee, (with the mind) fixed upon the lotus feet of the Guru! May you soon be free from Samsara. Through the control of the senses and the mind, you shall behold the Lord indwelling in your heart! Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Have firm faith in God, his words and his servants. Have staunch belief in your religion and in dharma. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • An ideal disciple will indeed act as per the Guru’s instructions and not give place to thoughts as “Is it possible for me to do as he says? Shall I try something else?” If we follow our Guru’s instructions, it does not mean that we are unintelligent. It only implies that we have surrendered for our own good to a power superior to us. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • If we poke our nose into matters that do not concern us, it is we who lose our precious time. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names